Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.88 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia is 0.88 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 0.88 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.46 GPIA, in 1984.
Tunisia ranks 56th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.46 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.73 GPIA | +58.7% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.79 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.84 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.82 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.88 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.46 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7467 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8117 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0526 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 695,193 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.057 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia was 0.88 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Tunisia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 56th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release